The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 1923
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
10:15 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 5
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.01° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.11° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.